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UEFA have awarded a 3-0 win to Sweden over Denmark because of the Danish fan running on to the pitch to attack the ref after he sent a Danish player off and awarded a penalty in the 89th minute. They also got a £41k fine and restrictions on next 4 games.

OK I agree with the fine and games restrictions but why, when the supporter had been restrained, did the Ref not continue with the game? Sweden would probably have scored from the spot and got the 3 points anyway. This way Denmark could suffer on goal difference. I believe most refs over here would have finished the game after the offending supporter had been removed, then put in a report to the FA. Seems very harsh on Denmark, esp as they had come back from 3-0 down.

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UEFA have awarded a 3-0 win to Sweden over Denmark because of the Danish fan running on to the pitch to attack the ref after he sent a Danish player off and awarded a penalty in the 89th minute. They also got a £41k fine and restrictions on next 4 games.

OK I agree with the fine and games restrictions but why, when the supporter had been restrained, did the Ref not continue with the game? Sweden would probably have scored from the spot and got the 3 points anyway. This way Denmark could suffer on goal difference. I believe most refs over here would have finished the game after the offending supporter had been removed, then put in a report to the FA. Seems very harsh on Denmark, esp as they had come back from 3-0 down.

 

 

The last two times I can remember there being fan trouble that has impacted on the pitch in Uefa controlled games, the match has been abandoned.

 

Both were in the Champions league; when the Milan Derby was called off because Dida was hit by a flare and when Anders Frisk got his head cut open in the Olympic Stadium in Rome.

 

Perhaps it's a Uefa thing?

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There are a number of factors to consider:

 

1) The safety of the players and referee: if one person has got onto the pitch, clearly it could be repeated. The fact that Sweden were about to take a penalty in front of the Danish 'end' might have made this an even greater factor.

 

2) The mental well-being of the referee. Being assaulted - even if the 'punch' doesn't fully connect as you manage to duck out of the way and only get an arm hitting you, as happened here - is extremely distressing. It is perfectly reasonable for the referee to feel that he is not in a position to complete the match at the standard which is expected of him.

 

3) The atmosphere of the match and the mental state of the players - clearly this isn't something which players ought to be expected to shrug about and get on with a game afterwards. The Danish player who had to restrain the invader would probably have had a hard time concentrating 100% on the game afterwards, as well.

 

4) UEFA protocol and regulations. I know nothing of these, but it's possible that there was a meeting with the UEFA delegate between the referee deciding in consultation with his assistants and the 4th official. It's also possible that there is a hard rule, and the officials were simply checking that they knew the proper procedure and getting the decision right before taking the players off.

 

I used to be a football referee - only parks level, of course - but we were always advised that in the unlikely event of us being assaulted we should abandon the game at that point. Obviously in that situation there's far less 'distance' (physically and metaphorically) between the players and team officials on the one hand and the 'supporters' on the other. The primary risk to parks referees is from player violence, but I'd have walked off if a 'supporter' had assaulted me just the same (for the record, thankfully, it never happened to me!)

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